[Avodah] reactionary takanos and gezeiros

[Sholom Simon via Avodah]

At 08:39 PM 9/3/2017, Micha Berger wrote:
>On Fri, Sep 01, 2017 at 06:41:27PM -0400, Sholom Simon via Avodah wrote:
>: An example, actually, just came to mind as I was typing this: when
>: American changed from the noun of "frankfurter" to "hot dog" during WW-I.
>: (Or, "freedom fries". Uggh).
>
>Given the nature of America, thix is going to be rare. I would have
>recommended looking to European examples, but recently Europe has taken
>to bending over backwards to be welcoming rather than to preserve their
>national ethnicity. . . .
>
>You might disagree, or not, but can we take this any further without
>running afoul of rules about discussing politics?

Perhaps.  Nationalism is certainly generally considered acceptable 
with respect to Americans and the American Revolution!

Does anyone know if there were some customs we adopted, or rejected, 
to culturally separate ourselves from England at that time?

-- Sholom